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Downtown Events Calendar

Record Store Day Black Friday

OMEGA MUSIC 318 E 5th St, Dayton, OH, United States

Please join Omega Music for RSD Black Friday November 29th 8am to 9pm! Featuring 150+ exclusive RSD titles including Olivia ...

Record Store Day Black Friday

OMEGA MUSIC 318 E 5th St, Dayton, OH, United States

Omega opens early with the Dayton area's largest selection of limited edition Record Store Day titles, in addition to hundreds ...

Holiday Greenery Crafting

Now and Zen DIY Studio 121 E. Third St., Dayton, OH

Stop in for a jolly good time with whimsical holiday plant projects, including terrarium snowmen, air plant ornaments, and more! ...

John Lauer: Demon Heads

The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United States

Drawing on fantasy, queer culture, and architecture, Lauer creates demon heads out of paper. Combining digital and manual techniques, he ...

CURTIS MANN: Precious Blood

The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United States

CURTIS MANN: Precious Blood THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT JR. FAMILY GALLERY THE IRA & SUSAN THOMSEN FAMILY GALLERY SEP 6 ...

SEAN WILKINSON: Flora

The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United States

SEAN WILKINSON: Flora THE MITOSIS GALLERY SEP 6 – DEC 21, 2024 Wilkinson’s ongoing series of photographs, Flora (2020-2024) are the ...

Opening Day Skate

RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United States

Opening Day Skate 11:00am - 10:00pm AGE: All ages | $10.00 Lace up your skates and join us for the coolest day of the ...

Tai Chi & Qigong at the Market

2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USA

Offered by Immortal Tree Qigong. Each hour-long Tai Chi & Qigong session will start with breathing exercises, warm up, and ...

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical

The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH

Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE is the uplifting true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became ...

Open House & Warming Station

The Dayton Woman’s Club 225 N Ludlow St, Dayton, OH, United States

Nov. 29 • Open House & Warming Station Dayton Woman’s Club, 225 N. Ludlow St.; 3-8 p.m. Stop by the ...

The Woman in Black

Dayton Theatre Guild 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH, USA

A solicitor is sent to a remote estate to wind up the affairs of the late hermit. He soon discovers ...

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical

The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH

Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE is the uplifting true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became ...

Small but Mighty 2024

Dayton Society of Artists 48 High Street, Dayton, OH, United States

SMALL BUT MIGHTY 2024 NOVEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 14 SMALL BUT MIGHTY 2024 is the Dayton Society of Artists small works ...

Rike’s Holiday Windows

The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH

The holiday season is here and one of Dayton’s most beloved traditions is visiting the Rike’s Holiday Windows! The RIKE’S ...

Polar Bear Express

Downtown Dayton

Thru Feb. 28 • Polar Bear Express Routes throughout downtown; call for dates, times, and cost. Book a ride aboard ...